OCoP: The what and how

Prior to the module, I had no clue as to what OCoP's were and their relative importance. 

 OCoP's are Online Communities of Practice.  These are communities that are developed or run online amongst individuals/ groups with common interests. These can run the gamut from educators interested in particular topics or sports fanatics. The commonality is interest within a particular topic. Examples of successful OCoP's. In essence there are hundreds of thousands of communities of practice, from beenie baby collectors to wrestling fans, now with mass access top the internet the number of OCoP's is tremendous. Success in an OCoP have certain common factors evident.


These Include

•  High Level of interest(passion)  with regards to content/ action that members would like to interact about and improve their skills on   

• Accessible and user friendly interface/ infrastructure

• OCoP's provides technical support and guidance

• Community outreaches and provides training and education

• Provide common vision and mission and allow for

Examples of OCoP's

• Educators Personal Learning Network

• Technology Integration in Education